BUSINESS MAVERICK: State fund sows the seeds of biotech investment
Among the recent investments by the R1.2bn SA SME Fund is one into SA’s only biotech fund. Considering SA’s abundance of natural resources, it’s probably better late than never....
Published By: dailymaverick - Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
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